Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like?
We get Pink Floyd a bit, and sometimes This Will Destroy You. Leigh from Sleep Parade thought we must’ve been big Isis fans, which none of us were, but he made us go buy their albums anyway.
What do you love about making instrumental music?
The escapism. It’s the best therapy. Some people play golf, some play X-Box, we jam.
If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why?
I personally would’ve loved to have seen Led Zeppelin in their heyday. The energy those guys created and the places they took it was extraordinary.
What can a punter expect from your live show?
Huge epic soundscapes with huge epic visual projections. And not much in the way of chatter from us, although we might politely point you in the direction of the merch table.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
We’re coming up to our ninth release, which we’re calling Painted Mantra, due out mid-year, it’ll be out by this year’s Progfest. All our back catalogue is available at our shows.
How long have you been gigging and writing?
Well this is our ten year anniversary show, slash party. We named the band Mushroom Giant after one of our songs at the time, back in 2003 just prior to the release of our debut album Rails. Dave and I were writing music together at uni back in the Nineties, and jamming everything from The Cure to Soundgarden songs. Those techniques we adopted from those days are probably still with us.
What’s the strangest place you’ve ever made a recording?
The very start of our Kuru album features a recording we made as we walked up High Street Northcote and through the front door of the Wesley Anne. Funny thing is you can still hear that same door squeak even today, and that was recorded five years ago!
Tell us about the last song you wrote.
Well that took years, literally. I guess it could be seen as four separate songs really. I love it. It’s based on a centuries-old notion of bad omens in the sky, such as the influence of the moon.
Why should everyone come and see your band?
It’s different. No-one sounds like us. And it’s a huge sound, with huge tones.
